Example sentences of "that it [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 About a year ago the MOD told the main contractor , Hunting , that it had all it needed .
2 In defending this choice of subject matter Le Roy Ladurie has recently protested that it represents just whatever can be most readily understood in quantitative terms .
3 It may well be the case — as some commentators have observed , perhaps unduly cynically — that the economic and political situation in 1979 was such that it mattered little what the government tried to control as long as they showed determination and resolve to control something ; the money supply happened to be both a convenient and a relevant variable at that time .
4 ‘ If you love somebody so much that it hurts then you are loving too much .
5 His palm was rotating over her breast , filling her with a delicious lassitude , the unfamiliar feeling overwhelming her in the way that it took over her whole body , his touch vibrating through every nerve and firing every pulse .
6 This is the great power of the dark , Jacob , that it takes away our steadfastness and trust in ourselves .
7 when I went like that it went up you know .
8 Aye , and such a one ’ — she was shaking her head — ‘ who 'd talk a hind leg off a donkey , and with such politeness that it gets up your nose and under your skin and on your nerves . ’
9 The importance of the recent discovery of this document recording the conclusions of the conferences of 26–27 May is that it fills in what have hitherto been two of the most significant gaps in the whole story .
10 Who were the gaberlungi women who could tell me about a castle that it turns out you know all about ?
11 That 's what I mean about this bloody thing , that it does n't it straighten it .
12 But the trouble with the picture is that it does absolutely nothing with its various prognostications except play the fool with them .
13 Well if you take the the figures that It depends where they are to some extent .
14 The hon. Gentleman must also know that it depends how one selects one 's facts and which surveys one looks at .
15 The answer to that question is that it depends how you plan to use the recording .
16 Is the ultimate unified theory so compelling that it brings about its own existence ?
17 On the rare occasion that it comes up she kind of laughs it off and says well it was n't really a marriage .
18 While I suspect that it has absolutely nothing to do with tennis matters , ( although I will seek to justify its inclusion in this column in a moment ) , one thing I have never understood is why long haul flights in airlines are often so much cheaper than those for far shorter journeys .
19 The debate on commercial television remains one of the clearest examples of the Establishment in action in defence of one of its dearest illusions , namely , that it knows best what is good for other people .
20 It did n't occur to her that it showed off her pretty fair hair to perfection , and did wonders for her figure .
21 She ran a hand over her hair , arranged the shawl so that it covered both her and the baby , and went out with her long resolute stride ; she had recovered quickly from this birth .
22 The animal was so tame that it shinned up his leg and dived into a deep pocket .
23 Such is the informality of this unique little island that it matters not who you are or what you have .
24 ‘ If He was n't a God , I do n't see that it matters much what He taught .
25 His example shows us that it matters how our anger is expressed , and that it should not be left to simmer unattended .
26 Like most conservatory owners , Bill has found that it enhances both his garden and his home .
27 A ring should feel comfortable , not so loose that it slips down your finger but not so tight that it is difficult to remove .
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